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Chapter XIII
"O Life, how naked and how hard when known! Life said, As thou hast carved me, such am I." GEORGE MEREDITH. Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs. She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Life said, As thou hast carved me, such am I."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"O Life, how naked and how hard when known!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Life said, As thou hast carved me, such am I."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Life said, As thou hast carved me, such am I."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O Life, how naked and how hard when known!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Life said, As thou hast carved me, such am I."
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From this reading Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.
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From this reading Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.
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From this reading Life said, As thou hast carved me, such am I."
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From this reading She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.
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From this reading She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.
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From this reading She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.
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From this reading GEORGE MEREDITH.
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From this reading Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.
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From this reading "O Life, how naked and how hard when known!
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From this reading She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Life said, As thou hast carved me, such am I."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.
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From this reading "O Life, how naked and how hard when known!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Life said, As thou hast carved me, such am I."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.
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From this reading Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O Life, how naked and how hard when known!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O Life, how naked and how hard when known!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Life said, As thou hast carved me, such am I."
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From this reading GEORGE MEREDITH.
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From this reading "O Life, how naked and how hard when known!
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From this reading She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.
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From this reading "O Life, how naked and how hard when known!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.
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From this reading Life said, As thou hast carved me, such am I."
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From this reading She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.
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From this reading Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Life said, As thou hast carved me, such am I."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Life said, As thou hast carved me, such am I."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could hear the clatter of knives and forks in the dining-room, and Harry's vacant laugh, and Nurse's sharp voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.
at the time that
From this reading "O Life, how naked and how hard when known!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Janey lit her bedroom candle with a hand that trembled a little, and in her turn went slowly upstairs.
